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Suspensions rise in primary but fall in secondary

Year 4 saw the biggest increase in exclusions and suspensions last term, data submitted by more than 9,000 schools indicates

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Suspensions rise in primary but fall in secondary

Year 4 saw the biggest increase in exclusions and suspensions last term, data submitted by more than 9,000 schools indicates

Middle East: Schools prepare for possible classroom return

Qatar has told schools to get ready to reopen next week, while two major groups in the UAE have asked permission to do likewise, but caution remains amid ongoing uncertainty

Parent contact is ‘unmanageable’, say nearly a fifth of teachers

Schools should not be ‘call centres’, warns teaching union as research reveals that nearly half of SLT staff spend more than 30 minutes a week calling parents

International Baccalaureate sets out AI stance

Schools are ‘navigating AI under real pressure’, says the IBO, as it publishes five draft AI design principles to provide schools with ‘a clear, values-led foundation’

Major funding squeeze risks teacher training quality, providers warn

Financial pressures are already forcing teacher training providers to close subjects and move training online, NASBTT research warns

Top schools ‘shutting out’ disadvantaged students with SEND

Secondary schools with the best exam results have fewer students receiving both free school meals and SEN support than live in their catchment areas, report warns

Attendance target not ‘ambitious’ enough, government warned

Children's commissioner is among those calling on ministers to restore absence to pre-Covid levels

Dame Alison Peacock: Use AI to test oracy skills

Assessing oracy through AI would put 'no increased burden' on teachers, says the head of the Chartered College of Teaching

International group grows in Greece with EYFS-primary plans

Forfar Education announces plans for a new British curriculum primary school in Thessaloniki and the acquisition of a pre-school near the city

What will it take to get all schools into trusts?

Tes investigates the challenges of achieving the White Paper target of bringing every school into a strong trust – and the incentives that could be necessary to fulfil it

Disadvantaged schools more likely to be graded down on achievement

Heads in deprived areas warn that grades awarded by Ofsted for its new achievement category are 'demoralising' and fail to take their challenging circumstances into account

Why early years settings need to reduce noise and ‘visual clutter’

Pre-school children's brains are less able to filter out visual and auditory distractions – but their settings are among the noisiest and busiest, says early years expert

NEU: Reform would make education ‘hostile place’ for many children

General secretary Daniel Kebede, speaking ahead of his union's annual conference, warns that Reform is pushing 'divisive messages' – while Reform says 'unions are driving down standards'

New regional director sets out RISE priorities

Nigel Minns becomes East Midlands regional director for the school improvement programme after serving as a director of children's services for eight years

Special schools more than 10,000 pupils over capacity

The proportion of special schools that are full or over capacity is far higher than for mainstream schools, the latest DfE figures show